Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade de la Mosson where Montpellier HSC play Wolverhampton Wanderers in this Inter Cup game. A crowd of 8,144 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Montpellier HSC and Wolverhampton Wanderers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Schnoor.


0.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers start the match!
2.00
Robbie Johnson knocks the ball forward to Nigel Maddison. Nigel Maddison controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Samuel Veloso through on goal. Samuel Veloso comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by Jšrg Van Van Dinteren.
3.25
Dennis Venema takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Max Kanu. Max Kanu heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Diego Echouafni reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
8.56
Harvey Oliver hits a low pass to Amara Ribeiro. Amara Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Bruno Giuly. Bruno Giuly kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Echouafni but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.45
Thibault Rool surges forward with the ball. Thibault Rool tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.49
Eoin Murphy hits a low pass to Nigel Maddison. Nigel Maddison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
26.40
Romero P. Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Veloso. Samuel Veloso knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noe Baticle.
28.50
Jšrg Van Van Dinteren flicks a high pass forward. Amara Ribeiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Amara Ribeiro brings the ball forward. Amara Ribeiro sees Diego Echouafni just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Diego Echouafni tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Alan Young. Excellent block.
33.33
Dennis Venema threads the ball through to Samuel Veloso. Samuel Veloso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.46
Thibault Rool threads a neat ball through to Toni Guel. Toni Guel advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Toni Guel provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's there!! Jon Jess has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.36
Noe Baticle makes a probing pass to Amara Ribeiro. Amara Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diego Echouafni. Diego Echouafni lofts in a cross ball towards Toni Guel. Toni Guel fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.50
Harvey Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McNeill controls it well on his chest. Stephen McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Giuly collects the pass. Bruno Giuly plays a scrappy one-two with Toni Guel and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Bruno Giuly provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
44.12
Robbie Johnson clumsily knocks into Guillermo Calvo. The referee warns Robbie Johnson to calm down! Guillermo Calvo runs off the knock.
45.00
Noe Baticle flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Calvo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Calvo makes a beautiful solo run. Guillermo Calvo lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Giuly. Bruno Giuly flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Montpellier HSC have changed their lineup with Pape Maqua replacing Harvey Oliver and Gregory Neveu replacing Thibault Rool. Wolverhampton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. The Montpellier HSC players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Montpellier HSC kick off the second half!
51.26
Robbie Johnson plays the ball forward to Samuel Veloso. Samuel Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johny Collet who gathers it comfortably.
53.16
Robbie Johnson flicks a high pass forward to Nigel Maddison who brings the ball under control. Nigel Maddison advances inside the box! Nigel Maddison comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Johny Collet is on top of it.
55.58
Romero P. Castro flicks a high pass forward. Steve Plowright easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steve Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Maddison. Nigel Maddison outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
57.25
Eoin Murphy flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Veloso controls it well on his chest. Samuel Veloso finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
59.38
Steve Plowright clumsily knocks into Jšrg Van Van Dinteren. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jšrg Van Van Dinteren hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.30
Montpellier HSC have made a substitution with Del Gascoigne replacing Bruno Giuly .Wolverhampton Wanderers have made 2 substitutions with Ralph Bishop replacing Samuel Veloso and Simon Thompson replacing Robbie Johnson .
66.29
Montpellier HSC are in full control of this game.
72.18
Dennis Venema makes a simple pass to Steve Plowright. Steve Plowright shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
73.10
Simon Thompson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Plowright. Steve Plowright lofts in a cross ball towards Ralph Bishop. Ralph Bishop knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
75.49
Romero P. Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Plowright. Steve Plowright shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
79.48
Amara Ribeiro decides to run forward with the ball. Amara Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Max Kanu.
84.49
Guillermo Calvo laces a through ball forward to Del Gascoigne. Del Gascoigne knocks the ball to his team mate, Toni Guel. Toni Guel muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Max Kanu threads the ball through to Romero P. Castro. Romero P. Castro flicks a high pass forward to Ralph Bishop who brings the ball under control. Ralph Bishop knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Plowright. Steve Plowright gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 52.7777777777778 vs 47.2222222222222
Play Area
Home team third: 33.33%, Midfield: 44.44%, Away team third: 22.22%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Toni Guel of Montpellier HSC

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Johny Collet (GK)
6
2. Harvey Oliver (DEF)
6
3. Noe Baticle (DEF)
6
7
6. Amara Ribeiro (MID)
7
7. Thibault Rool (MID)
9
6
9. Bruno Giuly (ATT)
6
10. Toni Guel (ATT)
9
11. Diego Echouafni (ATT)
7

12. Pape Maqua (ATT)
6
13. Gregory Neveu (ATT)
6
14. Del Gascoigne (MID)
6

1. Jon Jess (GK)
6
2. Glynn Venus (DEF)
6
3. Alan Young (DEF)
6
4. Max Kanu (DEF)
6
5. Dennis Venema (MID)
6
6
8. Eoin Murphy (MID)
6
9. Samuel Veloso (ATT)
6
10. Steve Plowright (ATT)
7
11. Nigel Maddison (ATT)
6

12. Gavin Henry (MID)
0
13. Simon Thompson (DEF)
6
14. Ralph Bishop (MID)
6